We, the undersigned, unequivocally condemn the violent assault on Information and Broadcasting Advisor Mahfuj Alam in New York. This was not an isolated act of brutality, but a chilling reminder that the fascist forces that resisted during the July Revolution have regrouped and are once again on the offensive. They are mobilizing their entire arsenal of social and cultural capital, media networks, community platforms, and ideological propaganda to justify attacks on those who dared to lead the struggle for freedom and justice.

The targeting of Advisor Mahfuj Alam was not the result of his (alleged) personal failings. He was attacked because he is perceived as an opponent of the fascist regime and its ideology. That the Bangladeshi state and segments of civil society have chosen silence in this critical moment is nothing less than a moral and political failure. Their complicity through inaction emboldens the very forces of authoritarianism that continue to menace our collective future.

Let it be clear: attempts to silence or intimidate anti-fascist voices under the false banner of 1971 will not succeed. The spirit of the July Revolution endures in the courage of its people, and no campaign of violence or distortion can extinguish it. We call on progressive forces everywhere within Bangladesh and across the world to denounce this attack, reject all efforts to normalize fascist violence, and stand in unwavering solidarity with Advisor Mahfuj Alam and all those who continue to resist authoritarianism and injustice.

1. Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Qatar
2. Dr. Muhammad Usama Islam, Assistant Professor, Metropolitan State University, USA
3. Dr. Mahfuzul Hasan, Assistant Professor, Philander Smith University  & General Secretary, Socchar-Torture WatchDog Bangladesh
4. Abbas Islam Khan, Barrister at TBG Chambers, UK
5. Taib Ahmed, Ph.D. Candidate and Instructor, Colorado State University, US
6. Mahade Hasan, PhD researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
7. Muhammad Ubaidul Haque, Academic Officer, University of Oxford
8. Mohammad Ishrak, Independent Researcher
9. Arafat Rahman Shoaishob, Activist, United Kingdom
10. Kaji Jahirul Islam, Mersin University, Turkey.
11. Abrer Mohsin Samin, Research Engineer, USA.
12. Abdullah Nayeem, Ph.D. Candidate, Université Laval, Canada
13. Tauhidul Islam, University of Melbourne
14. Md. Ohidujjaman, Senior Lecturer, IUB; Executive Editor, SottoNews, PhD Researcher, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
15. Masum Munawar, Poet and Activist
16. Khalid Saifullah Khan Juel, Undergrad Student, University of Dhaka
17. Dr Nabil Ahmod, MBBS (ShSMC)
18. Rashed Sheikh, Film Maker
19. Tausiful Islam, Office Secretary, Dhaka University Journalists’ Association
20. Ferdous S. Azad, Assistant Professor, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology
21. Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan, Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, Jagannath University
22. Md Roknuzzaman, PhD candidate, University of Florida, USA
23. Md. Sazid Hasan Chowdhury, South Asian University, India.
24. Mohibul Hossain Taifur, Dhaka University
25. Ahsan Labib, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
26. Kazi Md Mukitul Islam,  PhD Student, Boston University, USA
27. Muhammad Talha, Research Fellow, CGCS
28. Hasan Mahmud, University of British Columbia, Canada
29. Ahmad Sabbir, PhD Candidate, McGill University, Canada
30. Md Zahidul Islam Miaji, Lecturer, North South University, Bangladesh
31. Motiur Rahman Munna, Software Engineer.
32. Mawlana Md Shafiqur Rahman, Founder and Director, Madrashatul Foonun al Islamia, Dhaka.
33. Abdul Muhaymin, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
34. Ishfak Farhan Siyam, Georgetown University, Qatar
35. Farhan Saleh Rafid, Al Jazeera Media Network, Qatar
36. Md Abdullah Al Jubair, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
37. Mohammad Arif ULLAH, Journalist at France Médias Monde (France 24, RFI & MCD)
38. Md Nahian Bin Hossain, PhD Candidate, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
39. Arafat Hossain Bhuiyan, MPhil Student, University of Dhaka
40. Asif Muhammad Juberi, PhD Student, Arizona State University, USA
41. Jamal Uddin, Lecturer, Cornell University, USA
42. Md Shafiullah, PhD, Assistant Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
43. Mahedi Hasan, PhD student, Texas Tech University
44. Russell Mohammad, Research and Development Engineer, Japan.
45. Sumaiya Rabeya, Research Fellow.  Malaysia.
46. Md. Towfiqur Rahman, Banker, Bangladesh.
47. Md. Maruf Hossain Pranto, Student, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
48. Abrar Abir, Carnegie Mellon University Qatar
49. Shamsul Arefin, PhD Researcher, University of Massachusetts Amherst
50. Tareq Mahmud Azhari, Deputy Director, Institute of Islamic Social Finance
51. Shahriar Kamal, PhD student, Nagoya University,  Japan.
52. Barrister Shyikh Mahdi, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
53. Muhammad Nurunnabi, Activist, UK
54. Muhim Mahfuz, Poet and Editor
55. Md Shoaib Hassan, Assistant Urban Planner, Sheltech Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
56. Tarek Aziz, Graduate Student, University of Manchester, UK
57. Hasnat Siddiki Murad, Technische Hochschule Mannheim, Germany
58. Sumaya Tamanna, Project Manager, Socchar-Torture WatchDog Bangladesh
59. Ismail Hossain, Senior Journalist
60. Shamsul Islam Chowdhury, Education Consultant, Denmark

Best Regards

Taib Ahmed

Secretary, Citizen Initiative

PhD Candidate & Instructor,

Colorado State University

Dr. Hasan Mahmud

Chairman, Citizen Initiative

Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Qatar